Mangia in Kenosha reopens to the public Friday, the interior freshly remodeled and the menu newly remade, with greater emphasis on the casual, bar side of the business. | May 1, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

In between two terrific sets in Milwaukee April 19, Ari Picker, frontman for atmospheric indie rock band Lost in the Trees, talked to the Journal Sentinel about Future Islands, Kanye West and other artists he's enjoying lately. Photo provided by publicist.| May 1, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

Testosterone-fueled, spectacle-driven tentpole movies — "X-Men: Days of Future Past," "Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Godzilla" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" — again dominate the multiplex this summer.

But an array of films with niche appeal are also on tap, including; the faith-based comedy "Moms' Night Out"; Jon Favreau's foodie-friendly "Chef"; Clint Eastwood's jukebox musical "Jersey Boys"; the James Brown biopic "Get On Up," by the director of "The Help"; and female-centric stories such as "Belle," about a woman of color raised by aristocrats; "Tammy," a road trip comedy with Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon; and "Maleficent," with a scenery-chewing Angelina Jolie as the villainess in "Sleeping Beauty." | May 1, 2014»Read Full Article(1)

Few, if any, films have had more sequels than the 1954 Japanese film "Gojira."

The first sequel was actually a remake: a re-edited U.S. version of the original that same year called "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" in English, with Raymond Burr as a journalist witnessing the devastation of Japan by the title creature. | May 1, 2014»Read Full Article(2)

It turns the caustic frown of superhero films like "The Dark Knight" upside down with a story about love and friendship, tinged with tragedy but anchored to possibility. | May 1, 2014»Read Full Article

It is telling that a new documentary introduces us to street photographer Vivian Maier through blank faces.

In the first moments of "Finding Vivian Maier," people who knew her, some only marginally, appear to have been asked to provide a single word to describe who she was. After moments of stumped consideration, blank stares give way to terms: paradoxical, private, bold, mysterious, eccentric. | May 1, 2014»Read Full Article